Accidents - Hammers - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 778
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	11
16-25 years old:	153
26-50 years old:	545
50+ years old:	67

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PATIENT WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND STEEL SHAVINGS GOT IN HIS FOREARM DX-LACERATION FOREARM, FOREIGN BODY FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers, House repair or construction materials
STATES USED R ARM TO HAMMER SHINGLES FROM 8:30-3:00 PM, PAIN R FOREARM. DX. R FOREARM TENDONITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
43 Y.O. W MALE W/ARM STRAIN. PT WAS HAMMERING W/A HAMMER & ARM STARTED SWELLING. E927
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO FOREARM FROM HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
PAIN IN LT FOREARM AFTER USING A SLEDGE HAMMERDX: LT FOREARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
PAIN IN LT FOREARM AFTER USING SLEDGE HAMMER DX: LT FOREARM STRAIN +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
DX LEFT FOREARM LACERATION: CUTTING WOOD AT HOME, USING TWO SPLIT MALLETS, PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND CUT ARM AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers, Other unpowered garden tools
SPLITTING WOOD WITH MAUL AND PIECE OF WEDGE FLEW OFF ENTERING FOREARM. DX; LACERATION FOREARM WITH FB RETAINED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT W/ HAMMER; CONTUSION LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
PATIENT HIT ON ARM WITH HAMMER 3 DAYS AGO, WENT TO CLINIC, HAS METALLIC FB IN FOREARM, REFERRED TO RADIOLOGY FOR REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hammers
PT. WHO REFER WAS HAMMERING OVER METALIC SURFACE A FRAGMENT DETACHED PR ODUCING WOUND TO RT.FOREARM 2CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hammers
PT INJURED L ARM USING HAMMER, CONTUSION HEMATOMA L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
PT HAD PX SINCE HAMMERING 3 DAYS AGO.DX: ACUTE TENDINITIS R FOREARM/TH UMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers, Ladders
A SLEDGE HAMMER FELL 4 FT OFF A LADDER STRIKING PT ON FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
HIT R WRIST W/HAMMER AT 2:30 PM. DX. CONT R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hammers
#28YOM HIT FOREARM WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE WORKING ON CAR DX-DEQUERNAIS TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hammers
DX RIGHT LOWER ARM STRAIN: INJURED ARM WHILE SWINGING SLEDGEHAMMER AT OME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
35 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO FOREARM. PT WAS HAMMERING A ROCK & GOT S OMETHING IN HIS ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hammers
LEFT FOREARM FB. PT WAS HAMMERING AND PIECE OF METAL CAME UP INTO ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION-WAS USING A HAMMER AND SIT SLIPPED DOESN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WAS TAKING ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hammers
CONTUSED FOREARM WHEN HIT WITH HAMMER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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